Governing Body

Welcome to our Governors Section

 

Our team of governors have a range of experience and expertise, including some representatives of the local community. Many have a thorough working knowledge of the school, and make a point of spending time in the classrooms with the children and staff. They attend training courses on all aspects of the curriculum and school management to ensure they have the necessary knowledge and skills to support the Headteacher in the effective running of the school.

 

The Governing Body takes a largely strategic role in the running of school. This includes:

• Ensuring the school's vision, ethos and strategic direction reflect those of the Church of England.

• Setting its aims and objectives. 

• Setting policies and targets for achieving the objectives.

• Reviewing progress and reviewing the strategic framework in the light of progress.

• Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils.

• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure money is well spent.

 

Foundation Governors

Name: Jamila Hounslow

Role: Chair of Governing Body / Chair of Pay Committee / Chair of Finance, Staffing and Building Committee

Responsibilities: Safeguarding

Date of appointment: December 2015 by Governing Body and Blackburn Diocese. Appointed Chair of Governors 12.09.19

Term of office expires: September 2022

Appointed by: PCC

Business /pecuniary interests:None

Material interests arising through school staff: Company directorship – Planning Solutions NW Ltd

Governance roles in other educational organisations: Governor at St Wilfrids's C of E Academy

 

Name: Heather Henderson

Role: Vice Chair of Governing Body / Chair of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee Committee / Member of the Pay and Performance Committee / Member of the Admissions Committee

Responsibilities: 

Date of appointment: September 2015 by Governing Body and Blackburn Diocese. Appointed Vice Chair of Governors 12.09.19

Term of office expires: August 2018

Appointed by: PCC

Business /pecuniary interests : Married to the Bishop of Blackburn

Material interests arising through school staff : None

Governance roles in other educational organisations : Governor at St Wilfrids's C of E Academy and St Matthew's C of E Primary School

 

 

Name: Andrew Pratt

Role: Member of the Pay and Performance Committee / Member of the Finance, Staffing and Building Committee / Member of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee

Responsibilities: Link Governor

Date of appointment: 2013

Term of office expires:2022

Appointed by: PCC

Business /pecuniary interests: Own Business: sports shop.

Material interests arising through school staff: Father of a teacher at the school.

Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Gary Bullock

Role: Member of the Finance, Staffing and Building Committee

Responsibilities: Online Safety

Date of appointment: 

Term of office expires: 

Appointed by: PCC

Business /pecuniary interests:None

Material interests arising through school staff: None

Governance roles in other educational organisations: 

 

Name: Mark Clayton

Role: member of the Finance, Staffing and Building Committee / Member of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee

Responsibilities: Health & Safety

Date of appointment: January 2020

Term of office expires: January 2024

Appointed by: PCC

Business /pecuniary interests:None

Material interests arising through school staff: None

Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Staff Governors - 2

 

Deborah Withey - (Acting Headteacher)  

 

Joanna Duckworth - (Acting Deputy Head) Appointed in April 2015 by Teaching Staff

 

Links with curriculum committee.

 

Parent Governors

 

Azin Ismael - Appointed March 2016 by nomination from parents.

Rizwana Patel - Appointed January 2017 by nomination from parents. 

 

 

Recently retired governors

 

Jehanaka Turk. March 2013 – November 2015. Retired due to work commitments

Mrs A Ashraf. Retired April 2015

Mr M Ashraf. Retired April 2015

Mr S Gardner. Retired April 2015

Mr G Whitehead. May 2014 – April 2015. Retired due to work and family commitments

Mr S McNally. Retired April 2016.

Mrs Carla Martini. Retired July 2019.

Rev. Jonathan P.Milton-Thompson. Retired August 2019.

Mrs Janet Prowse. Retired as chair of governors 12.09.19

Mrs Sharon Roscoe. Retired as vice chair 12.09.19

Governors Attendance 2017-2018

 

 

 

 

Governor attendance 2018-19

Governors Attendance 2019-2020